Re: [boost] Re: status of wchar_t support in filesystem::path?

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-02-15 22:12:30

At 04:06 PM 2/15/2004, David Abrahams wrote:

 >"Edward Diener" <eddielee_at_[hidden]> writes:
 >
 >> the C++ standard committee is so intent on not supporting wide
 >> character filenames
 >
 >Be careful about your generalizations.  I doubt you've polled the
 >standard committee's members or have any good idea about their
 >intention in this matter.

Exactly.

It sounds like Edward has been talking to a C++ standards committee from a 
parallel universe.

The C++ committee from this universe has never had a proposal before it to 
support wide-character filenames. The LWG has never even formally discussed 
what path internationalization might look like, AFAICR, although there has 
been occasional informal discussion between members. Several LWG members 
are interested in finding solutions to the issues raised by the 
internationalization of paths, and have contributed support and ideas to 
Boost.Filesystem's internationalization.

--Beman